Ginsburg death leaves ‘no environmental voice’ on bench
The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg could shake the foundation of America’s bedrock environmental laws, leaving a chasm on the bench …
Oversight board’s approval starts next phase of Pennsylvania’s contested attempt to join regional cap-and-trade program
Rachel McDevitt, State Impact,
Pennsylvania is one step closer to joining a regional program meant to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Quality Board on Tuesday approved a draft regulation to enter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative …
A misguided strategy
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Editorial, Sept. 8, 2020.
Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler was in the Hill District on Aug. 13 to confirm the Trump administration’s decision to rescind federal regulations on methane emissions. This shortsighted rule change will not …
The largest solar array of its kind in the U.S. now sits atop a former Pittsburgh steel mill
Kiley Koscinski/WESA,
A 133,000-square-foot solar array is now functional at Hazelwood Green’s Mill 19. It’s a project that marries the story of Pittsburgh’s past with its future: bridge workers applied 4,784 solar panels to the …
Third Circuit Dumps EPA Approval of Weak Pennsylvania Clean Air Plan
Courthouse News Service. by , August 27, 2020.
PHILADELPHIA (CN) — An obvious loophole should have doomed Environmental Protection Agency approval of Pennsylvania’s plan to limit air pollutants, the Third Circuit ruled Thursday.
“To receive such deference, …
Democrats Drop Demand To End Fossil Fuel Subsidies From Party Platform
The Democratic National Committee this week quietly dropped language calling for an end to fossil fuel subsidies and tax breaks from its party platform, HuffPost has learned.
On July 27, officials added
RECLAIM Act To Boost Coal Communities Passes House As Part Of Infrastructure Bill
By Sydney Boles & Ohio Valley ReSource • Jul 2, 2020.
The House of Representatives Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that includes two provisions that would specifically help coal-reliant communities in the Ohio Valley.
The bill, called the
